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Number of asylum hotels falls to 185 after 11 close

 Number of asylum hotels falls to 185 after 11 close. 13 hours ago. Kate Whannel,Political reporterand. Katy Austin,Political correspondent. BBC. Eleven hotels will no longer be used to house asylum seekers, bringing the total number down to 185 from a peak of around 400.. Home Office Minister Alex Norris said the fall was due to increased removals of people with no right to stay in the UK and housing others in alternative sites such as military barracks.. He said asylum hotels had been a “point of significant frustration” for local communities as well as acting as pull factor, encouraging people to come to the UK illegally.. The Conservatives said the government was “shunting people from hotels into residential apartments to hide what is going on”.. Asylum seekers are not normally allowed to work in the first 12 months while they are waiting for their asylum claim to be processed and if they cannot secure their own place to live, the Home Office is legally required to house them.. The use of hotels to accommodate asylum seekers increased dramatically in 2020, driven by a backlog in processing asylum claims and a lack of long-term housing.. Their use has proved controversial, triggering protests in local communities and legal challenges from councils, as well as concerns over the cost.. In 2024-2025, £2.1bn was spent on hotels and the previous year the figure stood at £3bn – or £8.3m per day.. According to the figures published in December, there were 103,426 people in asylum accommodation, 30,657 of whom were in hotels.. Around two-thirds are housed in “dispersal accommodation” which normally means houses in the community.. The next official figures are due out in May but Norris said he expected the level of people in hotels to have fallen to below the level of 29,585 when Labour came to power.. The number of people being housed in asylum hotels peaked at more than 56,000 in 2023, under the Conservatives.. The numbers began to rise again after Labour took power but have since fallen.. The Labour government has promised to stop using hotels to accommodate asylum seekers by July 2029.. It says ending accommodation in the 11 hotels would save nearly £65m a year and that more closures would be announced in the coming weeks.. The hotels that have been closed to asylum seekers are:. Banbury House Hotel – Banbury, Oxfordshire. Marine Court Hotel – Bangor, Ards and North Down. 15 Citrus Hotel – Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Holiday Inn Heathrow – Hillingdon, London. Britannia Hotel – Wolverhampton. Madeley Court Hotel – Madeley, Telford & Wrekin. OYO Lakeside – St Helens, Merseyside. Crewe Arms Hotel – Crewe, Cheshire East. Sure Hotel by Best Western – Aberdeen. The Rock Hotel – Halifax, Calderdale. Wool Merchant Hotel – Halifax, Calderdale. Announcing the closures, Norris said ending hotel accommodation would reduce the number of people trying to get to the UK by crossing the English Channel.. “We know the traffickers say ‘come 

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CBSE Class 10 Results 2026: No Topper List As Board Maintains Policy To Curb Competition

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CBSE officials say the decision to avoid declaring toppers is aimed at reducing pressure on students and encouraging a more balanced approach to learning.

The move highlights the board’s focus on student well-being and a more balanced educational approach.   ​ 

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CBSE Class 10 Result 2026 (OUT) LIVE: Check Here; Trivandrum, Vijayawada Top Among Regions

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India, US Renew Trade Deal Push, Delegation To Visit Washington This Month

​  Rewrite the following news content into a professional, SEO-optimized article. Instructions: Keep the meaning exactly the same. Do not add false information. Remove any unwanted text, metadata, or comments at the beginning. Write in clear, engaging, and human-like news tone. Use short paragraphs (2–4 lines each). Add proper headings (H2/H3) where relevant. Ensure good readability and flow. Use simple English (Grade 6–8 level). Avoid repetition and fluff. Format properly for a blog/news post. Content: The fresh bout of negotiations comes amid evolving tariff rules in the US, with officials indicating that clarity on Washington’s trade stance remains crucial before any final deal.   ​ 

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Centre Gives ‘Z’ Security To Raghav Chadha After AAP Withdraws: Sources

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Family’s spring break hike turns into life-or-death rescue after parent falls 70 feet off Utah cliff

​NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!. A family’s spring break adventure in Utah’s rugged backcountry turned into a life-or-death rescue after a parent plunged roughly 70 feet off a cliff, leaving first responders scrambling to reach the critically injured victim in treacherous terrain.. The accident happened Friday in the Pritchett Canyon area of Moab after a family of four parked their off-road vehicles and set out on a hike to view nearby rock arches, the Grand County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue said.. The family split up during the hike when one parent and child began walking faster than the other parent and child. At some point, the adult who was trailing behind got too close to the edge and fell, rescuers said.. “No one else in the group saw the fall, but one of the kids heard the screaming and rushed down the hiking route to alert the other parent that something had happened,” the sheriff’s search and rescue said.. HIKER DIES NEAR SUMMIT OF NEW YORK’S TALLEST PEAK AFTER SLIPPING OFF TRAIL. The other adult was able to call for help via their iPhone’s satellite function and sent a text to 911. A rescue helicopter responded and was able to land about 150 yards from the injured hiker in about five minutes, rescuers said.. Officials said it would prove to be a “difficult rescue” as the hiker was “lodged in a sloping sandstone gully.”. “The estimated distance of the fall was 70-80 feet followed by a 50-foot bouncing tumble, all on slickrock,” rescuers said. “Many hands would be needed for this rescue.”. HIDDEN HAZARD AT POPULAR NATIONAL PARK SPARKS URGENT SAFETY WARNING FOR SPRING BREAKERS. The hiker had a “badly broken body,” with their injuries being described as “open fractures and possible internal injuries,” rescuers said. The hiker had to be put in a rescue litter to be moved.. The team carried out the technical rescue operation using ropes, webbing, carabiners, anchoring bolts and descent devices. The entire operation lasted three hours.. The hiker was airlifted in critical condition to a hospital. Their current condition is unclear.. “As for the reason for the rescue, no one saw the patient fall,” the sheriff’s search and rescue team said. “The cliff edges in many places around Moab are deceptive. They slope gently from the top at first and quickly progress to vertical. It is not known what led up to the accident or what/if anything could have prevented it.”. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP. Rescuers urged hikers to take care when exploring the wilderness in the Moab area.. “The ubiquitous advice to ‘Be Careful’ is sound and sometimes bad things happen to good people,” the rescue team said, adding that it “wishes the family the best of luck moving forward.”  

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